Space News for Friday, February 07, 2025

The Gist: Space News · Feb 7, 2025 · 3m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) U.S. Space System Command + Japan launch first bilateral space effort – SatNews(00:59) CGI awarded ASCEND contract by ESA to support ESA-MAAP platform development – SatNews(01:30) Infostellar selected by JAXA for a feasibility study on lunar mission support ground station development – SatNews(02:02) EDA promotes military drone use in shared airspace with German-Dutch flight – SatNews(02:30) SpaceX’s Starlink Group 12-9 to launch smallsats on Friday – SatNews